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2004 Grant Awards: State Listings

Creativity/Leadership Initiatives/Literature Fellowships
Services to Arts Organizations & Artists

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

PUERTO RICO

Andanza, Inc.
San Juan, PR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of two new works by choreographers Lolita Villanua and Carlos Ivan Santos. The works will be based on short stories by contemporary Puerto Rican writers and will premiere at the Luis A. Ferr Performing Arts Center in San Juan.

Coro de Ninos de San Juan, Inc.
San Juan, PR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support the presentation of Christmas choral concerts in San Juan and surrounding rural communities.
Five performances will take place in the Tapia Municipal Theater and other San Juan venues, and a tour to six rural areas in the eastern part of the island also is planned.

Cuarzo Blanco, Inc.
San Juan, PR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$12,000
To support the development and production of a play for young audiences. Elementary schools and family audiences will view Peces Al Ataque, a play about preservation of the environment and the fish population in San Juan.

Teatro de la Opera de Puerto Rico, Inc.
San Juan, PR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
$10,000
To support a production of Tristen und Isolde by Richard Wagner. Two performances of the opera will be held at the 1,800-seat Luis A. Ferre Performing Arts Center in San Juan.

University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$30,000
To support a residency and commissioning opportunity for international sculptors. To commemorate its 100th anniversary, the university will sponsor the creation of sculptures for sites at the different campuses of the public university system.

Puerto Rico Total Dollars Awarded: $72,000
Puerto Rico Total Grants Awarded: 5